Roof Sheathing Seam Tape

Once the joints and seams are taped the roof may be covered with roofing felt synthetic or self adhering underlayment.

Roof sheathing seam tape.

Roof deck seam tape is a self adhering seam tape used to tape all seams of a plywood or osb roof deck preventing water from entering the structure. Item 1100344 model 855. Tuftex multi wall 6mm antidust tape 32 ft roof seam tape. Product overview forms a barrier against moisture and vapor self seals around nails and screws seals sheathing seams remove release paper and press in place for easy installation use to tape the seams of a plywood or osb roof deck and prevent water from entering the structure once the seams are.

But to reach that goal of 1ach50 i ve decided to take a page from the passivehouse playbook and tape my exterior sheathing seams. To spec it right zip it tight with the protection of zip system sheathing and tape. In reading martin holiday s tape test article from march 2013 fine homebuilding i thought that siga wigluv was the clear winner as the best tape for osb sheathing seams. It is the heaviest most aggressive sealing tape available and permanently deal with leaks in virtually all roofing materials including for tpo epdm and metal.

The aggressive adhesive is protected by a disposable liner and self seals around fasteners. Thermacote roof repair tape is the ultimate leak and seam repair tape.